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The Bighead Carp is a common species of invasive carp in northwest Missouri that the Missouri Department of Conservation is looking to clear out/ Courtesy of the Missouri Department of Conservation By MATT PIKE St. Joseph Post A number of invasive carp species have taken over the Lower Grand River and now the Missouri Department of Conservation is looking to remove them. Invasive carp come in a variety of species, the most common locally is the Bighead Carp. They reproduce easily, often crowdi...

One of the buildings in need of repair on the college of Tarkio College/Photo by Brent Martin By MATT PIKE St. Joseph Post Tarkio College officials will launch a campaign later this week to raise money to help make renovations across its campus. The campaign will look to raise three million dollars to help with roof improvements and remodels of campus buildings. Currently the school is at almost 600-thousand dollars raised. Davis says currently the college has 13 buildings on campus, but only...

St. Joseph Police Chief Chris Connally/file photo By BRENT MARTINSt. Joseph PostSt. Joseph will be looking for a new police chief.Chief Chris Connally has announced he will retire at the end of the month, bringing to a close 38 years in law enforcement. Connally, who came to St. Joseph in 2006, says as he looks back on his tenure here, he's most proud of how St. Joseph police officers and citizens have come together to solve problems."It's really a collective thing. It's not ...

Trudy Busch Valentine speaks to supporters during a campaign stop in St. Joseph/Photo by Brent Martin By BRENT MARTINSt. Joseph PostDemocrat Trudy Busch Valentine brought her campaign for United States Senate to St. Joseph after completing a swing through northwest Missouri.Valentine says her campaign is about serving Missouri and the country."We have too much division. Our politics are broken. There are families that are not talking to each other anymore," Valentine tells reporters af...

By MATT PIKE St. Joseph Post In honor of those lost on September 11th, both Missouri Western and Northwest Missouri State University will hold remembrance events. Missouri Western will hold the first ever stair climb at Spratt Memorial Stadium walking over 2,000 steps, the equivalent of the 110 flights of the World Trade Center. Director of the Center for Military and Veterans Services Chelsey Clark says the stair climb is a good opportunity to put yourself in the shoes of first responders on th...

By BRENT MARTINSt. Joseph PostFive people died in traffic crashes on Missouri highways over the long Labor Day holiday weekend.The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports its officers investigated four of the traffic fatalities with the Springfield Police Department investigating one. The patrol reports one drowning over the holiday weekend as well as one fatal boating accident.Troop H reported no fatal crashes in northwest Missouri. Troopers investigated 13 crashes in northwest Missouri that resu...

Dustin L Beechner mugshot/ Photo courtesy of St. Joseph Police Department By MATT PIKESt. Joseph PostA St. Joseph man was charged Friday evening in connection with the death of a six year old girl. The St. Joseph Police Department reports Dustin L. Beechner has been charged with Class A felony abuse of a child resulting in a death. Beechner is being held without bond.The charge comes from the St. Joseph Police Departments investigation into the death of a six year old early Friday morning in th...

The carnival will return to Bishop Leblond High School for its 50th and final year September 16th through the 18th/ Photo courtesy of Bishop Leblond High School Facebook page By MATT PIKE St. Joseph Post A long-lasting tradition in St. Joseph will celebrate its final year when the Bishop Leblond Carnival begins. The Leblond Carnival has taken over the parking lot of Bishop Leblond for 49 years and will celebrate its 50th year with this year's carnival, President of the St. Joseph Catholic A...

People will get the chance to learn about different bugs and insects, and maybe even hold some, at Insect-O-Rama at the Remington Nature Center on September 10th./Photo courtesy of Sarah Elder By MATT PIKESt. Joseph PostInsect-O-Rama is back at the Remington Nature Center. The annual event will return to St. Joseph after being canceled over the last two years during the coronavirus pandemic. Nature Center Executive Director Sarah Elder says she was very disappointed the event had to be canceled ...

Northwest District Engineer Marty Liles presenting to the St. Joseph City Council, Liles and other MoDOT officials will be on hand Thursday to talk to the public/ Photo by Tommy Rezac By MATT PIKE St. Joseph Post Proposals for what should be done with the I-229 double decker bridge will be brought to the public by the Missouri Department of Transportation. A public meeting will be held at the Remington Nature Center in St. Joseph on Thursday. Northwest District Engineer Marty Liles says recept...